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CV Dilema
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July 22nd, 2008PersonalI was at the pub today with Vickie Wood of CECI, discussing the next performance, when I thought I’d bring up the question about how to mention the previous performance on my CV. Do I say that I worked with CECI, as part of CECI, collaborated with, performed with or as part of or some other terminology? I only asked this because I don’t want to take credit for work that I’ve had minimal input in.
I’ll put it into a perspective bit more. When I first performed with Insectoid and CECI I didn’t have any input other than my performing of their piece. So, for that I’d just say I performed with them. However, as I’ve gotten to know the work more I’m at the point where I’m helping make decisions about future work. So, what do I say then? Have I collaborated with them, worked with them or performed with them?
What does everyone else in arty/blogging land think? I may be being a tad bit over cautious, but I really don’t want it to seem like I’m taking credit for anyone elses work.
Tags: credit, cv, dilema
3 Responses to “CV Dilema”
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Well, with Insectoid (and a.a.s. for that matter) we always want people we choose to work with to think of themselves as collaborators, and it’s up to them when (whether) they take that step and join in. As far as we’re concerned you’re a member of Insectoid as much as we are.
But as a general question, it’s never cut and dried, some people are happy for you to act as a collaborator and some people have just asked you on board to carry out a particular role. Even a term like collaboration can mean different things to different people, so the safest thing is just to talk it over.
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Was the role you played at FluxFeast your own creation? I got the impression it was and hence reckon you should take credit for the creation of it. How much input did you have? Were you given specific instructions on how to act at all times or was it more of a brief you were given?
Certainly as one of the diners at Fluxfeast my impression was that the roles that each of you brought to it made a significant impact on the way we got involved with the event. It wouldn’t have been the event it was without it.
You should see the stuff people claim on their CVs in the non-art world. There’s a significany amount of “creativity” that goes on in some of the CVs you see. -
@ana Yeah, I think I will adopt the asking approach from now on. Saves a hella lot of stress!
@h4num4n Some of the actions we performed, like the shuffling along the floor, were CECI’s decisions, but the persona we adopted was our own decision. I tried being the snooty yet at times rude waiter.
I can never really understand those who are overly ‘creative’/ lie about stuff on their CV, especially in the B’ham art scene as it’s so small that you’ll be found out soon enough!
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